World War III

World War III was a global war that lasted from 14 August to 14 October 2016 that involved the vast majority of countries in Europe and took place across mainland Europe, the United States (predominantly the East Coast), parts of Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Sierra Leone, and Somalia), and South America (Brazil). The war was fought for only two months in late 2016, beginning with a Russian invasion of the United States after it was discovered that a Central Intelligence Agency operative assisted in the Zakhaev International Airport massacre as a part of a deep cover operation with Vladimir Makarov. The first few weeks of the war saw the Russians attempt to take over the East Coast, but they were defeated at Washington DC, Baltimore, and New York City and routed. President Boris Vorshevsky was in favor of making peace, but the extremist Makarov seized power and took Vorshevsky hostage, attempting to interrogate him about the Russian nuclear launch codes. Under Makarov, Russia launched chemical attacks on major European cities and began an offensive that penetrated up to central France and the borders of Italy, while Russia also took over Scandinavia and parts of the Middle East. However, NATO defeated Russia at the Battle of Paris and the Battle of Berlin, routing the Russians. Delta Force rescued Vorshevsky from a mine in Siberia, and Vorshevsky returned to leading the government. He agreed to peace with NATO at Hamburg, ending the war. Around 1,000,000 people were killed, with many of them being civilians killed by Russians during their chemical attacks on Europe or by their soldiers during the occupation of Eastern and Central Europe.